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A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies
Midwest/Northern High Plains
Project Name:
Clinton River Spillway Bike Path Project
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Michigan
Summary:
This state and national award-winning project is a volunteer effort to conserve, enhance and protect land and water quality through environmentally-friendly gardening, public education and outreach.
Website:
www.macombcountymi.gov/msuextension/MGbikepathproject.asp
Contact:
Patrice Avery
Environmental Educator / Master Gardener Volunteer Project Coordinator
Macomb County Public Works / Michigan State University Extension Master Gardeners
(586)307-8269
patrice.avery@macombcountymi.gov or brentavery@comcast.net
Project Name:
Mechanized Thinning Trial of Upland Hardwood Forests
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary:
A thinning trial was conducted on a site typical of overstocked, saw log-sized, upland hardwood stands on steep (30%), stony terrain in the Ozarks.
Website:
www.eofc.org
Contact:
Peter Becker
Research Coordinator
Eastern Ozarks Forestry Council
573-689-2121
wongbeck@yahoo.com
Project Name:
Brown County Hills Project
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Indiana
Summary:
Working with private landowners, governments and businesses, the Conservancy works in the Brown County Hills to balance the needs of a healthy forest with the region’s projected population growth.
Website:
www.nature.org/indiana
Contact:
Dan Shaver
Project Director
The Nature Conservancy
(812) 933-0246
dshaver@tnc.org
Project Name:
Flathead Forestry Project
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:
The project promotes community trust and collaborative processes, ensures forest and ecosystem health, and provides for a sustainable resource-based economy within the region.
Website:
www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/flatheadforest.html
Contact:
Carol Daly
Flathead Forestry Project
(406) 892-8155
cdaly1@centurytel.net
Project Name:
Tallgrass Legacy Alliance
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Kansas
Summary:
Agricultural organizations, conservation organizations and private citizens seeking balanced, community based stewardship of the Kansas Tallgrass prairies.
Website:
www.oznet.ksu.edu/tla/
Contact:
Jeff Davidson
TLA Coordinator
Kansas State University Research and Extension
620-583-7455
jdavidso@oznet.ksu.edu
South-Central/South-West
Project Name:
Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:
Canyon De Chelley National Monument is an early example of shared stewardship between the National Park Service and the Navajo Nation.
Contact:
Scott Travis
Superintendent, Canyon De Chelley National Monument
National Park Service
928-674-5500 ext 224
Project Name:
Integrating Science with Resource Management: Mesa Verde National Park
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:
Partnership workshops address science needs of management of pinyon-juniper woodlands by modeling consequences of differing treatments and evaluating consequences of various actions.
Contact:
Christine Turner
Research Geologist
U. S. Geological Survey
303-236-1561
cturner@usgs.gov
Project Name:
Restoring Endangered Kemp Ridley Sea Turtles at Padre Island National Seashore
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:
The recovery program for the Kemp Ridley Turtle is a major cooperative effort resulting in the beginning re-establishment of a turtle colony on Padre Island and adjacent areas on the Gulf Coast.
Contact:
Colin Campbell
Superintendent, Padre Island National Seashore
National Park Service
361-949-8173 ext 229
Project Name:
Upper Verde River Adaptive Management Partnership (UVRAMP)
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:
UVRAMP has improved the flow of information and relationships between stakeholders, and become a model for collaboratively addressing complex natural resource issues.
Website:
www.fs.fed.us/rm/main/pa/newsclips/02_02/020502_prescott.html
Contact:
Dan Neary
Project Leader
USDA Forest Service
928-556-2176
dneary@fs.fed.us
Far West
Project Name:
Chester Creek Rehabilitation Project
Location:
Far West: Alaska
Summary:
An urban town-center development project has made conservation its top priority. The project's partners have restored an important natural resource for the people and animals who call the area “home.”
Contact:
Mark Pfeffer
CEO
Venture Development Group
907-646-4644
Project Name:
Montana Water Trust
Location:
Far West: Idaho, Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:
MWT develops water transfer agreements with farmers, ranchers, and other landowners that increase flows and benefit native fish in Montana’s 4,000 miles of dewatered streams.
Website:
www.montanawatertrust.org
Contact:
Brianna Randall
Development Associate
(406) 829-3736
brianna.randall@montanawatertrust.org
Project Name:
Central Oregon Partnership for Wildfire Risk Reduction
Location:
Far West: Oregon
Summary:
The Central Oregon Partnership is using small tree harvests as a tool to foster health forest health and build new forest-biomass industries.
Website:
www.coic.org
Contact:
Scott Aycock
Program Administrator
Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council
541-548-9525
coic@coic.org
Project Name:
Backcountry Horsemen of America
Location:
Far West: California
Summary:
Developing a network of trail supporters and youth programs to adopt the PCT, specifically maintenance of a previously dilapidated 70 mile section.
Website:
www.backcountryhorse.com/
Contact:
Alan Hill
Public Liaison Chair
Backcountry Horsemen of America
530-221-8531
athill01@charter.net
Project Name:
Columbia River Basin Restoration Collaboration
Location:
Far West: Washington, Oregon
Summary:
Strategies from 58 locally-developed subbasin plans will guide off-site federal hydropower mitigation funding to protect and restore fish and wildlife.
Contact:
Doug Marker
Fish and Wildlife Division Director
Northwest Power and Conservation Council
503-222-5161
dmarker@nwcouncil.org
Project Name:
Cooperative Weed Management Areas
Location:
Far West: California, Idaho, Nevada, Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming, South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:
The eighty-five CWMAs facilitate cooperation and coordination in leveraging local resources to provide increased emphasis and management of invasive and noxious weeds.
Contact:
Curt Johnson
Invasive Species Program Manager
USDA Forest Service
801-625-5600
cjohnson07@fs.fed.us
Project Name:
Private landowners and conservation partners join to protect abandoned farmland
Location:
Far West: Nevada
Summary:
Conservation partners are working to find ways, both vegetative and non-vegetative, to permanently protect farmland soils from wind erosion after irrigation water is removed.
Website:
www.nv.nrcs.usda.gov
Contact:
Liz Warner
Public Affairs Specialist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
(775) 857-8500 x 105
liz.warner@nv.usda.gov
Project Name:
Soulen Ranch Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel Candidate Conservation Agreement
Location:
Far West: Idaho
Summary:
Soulen Ranch has been instrumental in developing interest among other landowners to enroll under the southern Idaho ground squirrel CCAA, which will cover over 1,000,000 acres of squirrel habitat.
Contact:
Carmen Thomas
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
208-378-5243
Carmen_Thomas@fws.gov
Project Name:
Transforming Development via Sea Grant Extension
Location:
Far West: Hawaii
Summary:
Hawaii Sea Grant Program lent neutrality & credibility to Federal tech assistance, allowing local parties with differing views to collaborate effectively on a better approach to community development.
Website:
www.soest.hawaii.edu/SEAGRANT/theme/cce/themeteam2.php
Contact:
Gordon Grau
Director
University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program
808-956-7031
sgdir@hawaii.edu
National
Project Name:
Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!
Location:
National
Summary:
Through social marketing, Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! simplifies this complex issue, makes it relevant to recreational users and empowers them with prevention procedures.
Website:
www.protectyourwaters.net
Contact:
Joe Starinchak
Outreach Coordinator
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
703-358-2018
joe_starinchak@fws.gov
Project Name:
ATTRA: National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
Location:
National
Summary:
The ATTRA project provides free information to farmers and educators about agricultural practices which steward and protect natural resources, through tollfree phone service, website, and workshops.
Website:
www.attra.ncat.org
Contact:
Teresa Maurer
Sustainable Agriculture Program Manager
NCAT (Nat'l Ctr for Appropriate Technology)
1-800-346-9140
teresam@ncat.org
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